The Organisation of Civil Accounts Employees Represented by AICAEA and AICAEACATII

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

APPEAL
TO A.A.Os

Dear Comrades
and friends,

PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THE RE-VERIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF ALL
INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION CATEOGRY – II TO MAKE IT A
RECOGNISED ASSOCIATION SO THAT IT COULD SERVE YOU MORE EFFECTIVELY

All
India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

Central Office: - KOLKATA 700001
Address for Communication:-

1. COUNCIL HOUSE
STREET (1ST FLOOR)

KOLKATA 700001

NO.AICAEA
CAT II/CHQ/2016/28 Dated.22.05.2017

To

All National Executive Members,

All Branch Executive Members,

Dear
comrades,

Please refer to Controller
General of Accounts Circular no.60015/1/2016/MF. CGA (A)/NGE/AICAEA-II/64
DATED 25TH April ,2017regarding membership verification of AICAEA CAT
II .By this time our membership form filled up and lying with DDOs .However ,if
any of the AAO members is yet to fill up the authorisation form ,may
immediately do so and deposit with the authority.

DDOs are supposed
to send the membership report to respective CA, CCA’s Office for onward
transmission to CGA. Now all our branches and all our activists may pursue the
matter with DDO and respective Principal Accounts Office for onward
transmission to CGA alongwith necessary recommendations. All India office
bearers are requested to ensure that such move i.e. forwarding the necessary
reports in this matter. As it is very important matter for our organisation,
that verification is done properly. We are enclosing herewith an appeal. It may be multiplied in
sufficient numbers and distributed among the AAOs for their appraisal.

BRANCH
CONFERENCES

As Branch
Conferences are due. It has been decided that Branch Conferences of both All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II should be
completed within 31st July, 2017 and the Conferences should be conducted
jointly.

For holding the Branch Conferences, Branches should issue
notification as per the provisions laid down in Part-III of constitution. As
per the provisions of the Constitution, the Branches that shall not hold Branch
Conference before All India Conference shall not have voting right in All India
Conference.

Branches should intimate the date of Conferences in advance and
ensure presence of at least one all India representative in their Conferences.
However, no all India office bearer of the Branch which is holding the
conference shall be a representative of All India Association if not authorized
by Secretary General.

WOMEN CONVENTION

Branch Level Women Convention is to be held along with the
Branch Conferences and a Women Sub-Committee is to be elected.

Therefore, all Branches are requested to organize Joint Women
Convention of Women Members of both All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II
along with the Branch Conferences. Conveners of Branch level Women
Committee being primarily responsible for conducting the Branch level Women
Convention, they are requested to take proper initiative in this regard.

The Sub-Committee members elected in the Branch level Women
Convections shall be the delegates for National Convention of Women.

FORMATION OF
NFCAA BRANCHES

National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA) is
the main plank for policy making and functioning of All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association
Category-II jointly. It has been decided time and again that, while the two
apex organizations shall conventionally hold Joint All India Conferences and
Women Conventions, the Branches of All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II shall
also hold Joint Branch Conferences and Women Conventions.

Further, for the functional purpose, two Branches shall form the
Branch Level National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA) in the
line of apex level National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations (NFCAA).
A fifteen member Committee with Branch Secretary, All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association Category-II as President and Branch Secretary, All India
Civil Accounts Employees Association as Secretary, National Federation of Civil
Accounts Associations, Branch should be Formed.

Therefore, the National Federation of Civil Accounts
Associations Branch should also form
within 31st July, 2017.

In order to make the Branches and units aware about the
provisions of the constitutions, it has been decided that, Secretary General
shall email the up to date copies of the constitutions to the Branch
Secretaries.

ALL INDIA CONFERENCE7th All India Conference will held in Kochi during
October this year (Expected Date 10-13th October) .Preparations may
be initiated by the branches to attend the All India Conference.

With warm greetings,

(DEBRAJ SINGHA ROY)

Secretary General

All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association Category II

CENTRAL HEADQUARTER

Central Office: - KOLKATA
700001 Address for Communication:-

1. COUNCIL HOUSE
STREET (1ST FLOOR)

KOLKATA 700001

APPEAL
TO A.A.Os

Dear
Comrades and friends,

PLEASE PARTICIPATE

IN THE RE-VERIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF ALL INDIA CIVIL ACCOUNTS
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION CATEOGRY - II

The All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II
(AICAEA CAT II) is struggling for the causes of the AAOs without any fear. AICAEA
CAT II is a composition of brave members and leaders which is capable to fight
against injustice. There are several examples that the leaders of AICAEA CAT II faced vindictive actions like punishments and
transfers but they did not succumb to pressure and fought for the causes of the
members in distress.

In spite of not having recognition for more than one and a half
decade, its affective functioning had many a times compelled the authority to
negotiate with it formally and directly. It appeared for oral evidence before 6th
and 7th CPC respectively..

The AICAEA CAT II is one of the two arms of National Federation
of Civil Accounts Association and it is National Federation of Civil Accounts
Association which is fighting for causes of AAOs and other cadres militantly
without any compromise. Weakening of All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association Category-II (AICAEA CAT II) is the prime agenda of the authorities
and their agents. Weakening of this Association shall not only weaken the
National Federation Civil Accounts Associations but it would also cause serious
adverse impact on the united struggle of the Co-ordination Committee (COC) of
the Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations which is composed of
AICAEA, AICAEACAT II and AIPAO (Civil) and striving for achievement of 12 point
charter of demands including the major demand of CADRE REVIEW OF Group-B &
C officers and Employees. The COC of the Civil Accounts Employees and Officers
Associations is instrumental in creation of cordiality among the employees and
officers of Civil Accounts Organization.

In a most unjustified and un-lawful manner, the authorities have
issued orders for re-verification of membership of All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association Category-II vide an order dated 25th April,
2017. It is not only injustice but an unethical and prejudicial action of the
officers of the office of Controller General of Accounts office who had been
holding the positions during that period. As per the membership verification
report of 2015, All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II(AICAEA
CAT II) is having 27% membership and being the 2nd major
Association, it is eligible for recognition under CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993. But
authorities discarded the said verification report without showing any
ground.

The All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II,
vide its letter No.AICAEACAT II/ CHQ/ 2017/28 dated 11th May,
2017(displayed in Website: nfcaahqnd.blogspot.com) recorded its protest against
the action of earlier Controller General of Accounts and sought justice from
the present Controller General of Accounts.

The All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II(AICAEA
CAT II ) however, has decided to face the re-verification of its membership and
appeals upon all AAOS to fill up membership forms of All India Civil Accounts Employees
Association Category-II and make it a formidable force of the AAOs in the civil
accounts organization.

WE
ARE SENDING THE BLANK FORM WITH IS APPEAL. WE REQUEST YOU TO FILL UP THE FORM
AND DEPOSIT IT TO YOUR DDO THROUGH THE BRANCH ASSOCIATION OF YOUR STATION UNDER
INTIMATION TO US.

Subject: - Extension of
the benefit of bunching to Assistant Accounts Officers as per the
recommendations of 7CPC.

Sir,

I have been directed to draw your kind and personnel
attention to the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II
letter No:- AICAEA Cat-II/CHQ/2017/27 dated 27.04.2017 (Copy enclosed) on the
above mentioned subject and state that, it is nearly eight months the Implementation
Cell of Department of Expenditure vide order No:- 1-6/2016-IC dated 07.09.2016
has conveyed its decision to implement the recommendation of 7CPC regarding the
bunching benefit to entitled employees and officers, but the Assistant Accounts
Officers of Civil Accounts Organization have not yet been extended the benefit
inspite of an order issued by your office in this respect. As such the
Assistant Accounts Officers have become aggrieved due to non-receipt of their
legitimately due benefit.

Therefore, on behalf of this federation, I seek your kind
intervention into the matter so that the issue is settled at the earliest.

Four your kind and early favorable action this federation
shall be highly thankful to you.

Subject:- Settlement of the item No:- 9 (VIII) of
the minutes of the meeting held between the official side of the office of the
Controller General of Accounts and representatives of the Co-ordination
Committee.

Sir,

We
the undersigned, on behalf of this Co-ordination Committee would like to invite
your kind attention to the item No:- 9 (VIII) of the minutes of the meeting,
held on 15th November, 2016 between the official side of the office
of Controller General of Accounts and the representatives of Co-ordination
Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations, issued under
endorsement No:- A-110019/25/2016/MF. CGA (A)/NGE/AICAEA HQ/396 dated
30.11.2016 and state that, as per the decision of the meeting, the All India
Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II vide its letter No:- AICAEA
CAT-II/CHQ/2016/22 dated 08.02.2017 (Copy enclosed) has submitted the details
to your office, but no decision has so far been taken by your office on the
matter while the Counterpart of Assistant Accounts Officers working in the
Organization of Comptroller and Auditor General of India have been permitted to
exercise option to get their pay fixed from the date of promotion as AAO after
01.01.2006.

Since
AAOs of both Civil Accounts Organization and Comptroller and Auditor General of
India are the part of Organized Accounts and all pay commissions and Government
of India have always gave them same treatment with regard to their pay and
other benefits, we request you to kindly issue necessary orders granting
facility of exercising options for pay fixation to the AAOs discussed above and
thereby end the discrimination with them.

Memorandum to Controller General of
Accounts – request for settlement of the demands of the officers and employees
regarding.

Respected Sir,

At
the very outset, we on behalf of the All India Civil Accounts Employees
Associations congratulate you on your appointment as the Controller General of
Accounts and offer our sincere thanks for convening this courtesy meeting
today.

Controller
General of Accounts being the highest authority of the Civil Accounts Organization,
officers and employees of the organization look towards the Controller General
of Accounts with great aspirations and high expectation. As representatives of
the Employees Organizations we are sure you would kindly appreciate the
aspirations and expectations of the employees and officers of Civil Accounts
organization and extend your best support to fulfill those.

Many logical and justified
demands of the employees and officers of Civil Accounts organization are
pending with your office and we being the representatives of employees and
officers are patiently waiting for the settlement of those issues through
mutual dialogue with the Civil Accounts authorities across the table.

However, majority
of the issues are the common demands of
all Groups ‘B” and ‘C’ officers and employees of Civil Accounts Organization
and these are complementary to each other. As such, discussions on these issues
with one set of the representatives of the Officers and employees in a
truncated form in isolation keeping others away from the discussion would not
yield any result.

In
this background, the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and
Officers Associations vide its letter No.COC/CA/2016/Corr.-18 dated 1st
May 2017 had requested you to kindly convene a courtesy meeting with its Delhi
based representatives so that they could be able to make their initial
submission with regard to the grievances of the employees and officers for your
kind perusal.

In
this respect, we would like to bring it to your kind information that, in spite
of being not recognized under CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 earlier Controller Generals
had taken a kindhearted approach and convened formal meetings with the “All
India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II” and “All India
Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)” keeping in view the problems
of Employees and Officers. Those
meetings were as under-

1.On
17-07-2014, an official meeting between
the Official side of the Office of the Controller General of Accounts and the
National Executives of both All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and
All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II was held under the
Chairmanship of the then Controller General of Accounts.

2.On
15-11-2016, an official meeting between the official side and the
representatives of the Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and
Officers Associations was held under the Chairpersonship of the then Joint
Controller General of Accounts.

So far as the matters
concerning with the re-recognition and recognition of the All India Association
of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)” and recognition of “All India Civil
Accounts Employees Association Category II” respectively, we would like to
submit the following few lines in addition to the submissions made by the
concerned Associations to your kind self recently.

a) As per the provisions of the
CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993, re-verification of membership of an already recognized
Association is to be conducted by the authorities before five years period
ends. The membership re-verification for “All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)” which represents
the cadre of Sr. AO and AO was due in 2013. But the CGA authorities did not
follow the procedure of membership re-verification and they had unilaterally discontinued
the recognition facilities to the “All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil)”in 2015 and in
spite of repeated persuasions the membership re-verification of this
Association was not conducted by the CGA authorities for last two years. Only
on 25th April 2017 they have ordered for verification of membership.
But no nodal authorities i.e. Pr. CCA/CCA/CA has so far forwarded this orders of
CGA to their field formations with the direction to undertake membership
verification of this Association.

b) As per membership
verification report declared in September 2015, the “All India Civil Accounts
Employees Association Category II” is representing more than 27% membership of
the cadre of AAO and it fulfills all conditions for recognition as a second
major Association in the cadre under CCS (RSA), Rules 1993. But the recognition was
denied by the CGA authorities persistently on the ground of not having 35%
membership strength which is one of the major conditions for granting
recognition to a service Association when there is no other recognized
Association exists in that category. The Association had therefore, accepted
the stand taken by the authority and kept on trying to acquire the confidence
of 35% AAOs.

In May, 2016
the Office of the Controller General of Accounts had notified for membership
verification of another Association of same category i.e. Category II keeping
the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II in dark.
Although it has been very clearly indicated in the provisions of the CCS (RSA)
Rules, 1993 that membership verification of applicant Associations of a
particular category is to be undertaken at a time by authorities responsible
for granting recognition to the Associations so that all the Associations get
equal opportunity in motivating employees for becoming the members of their
respective Associations, but this procedure was not followed by your office.

However,
after learning that the office of the CGA has been undertaking membership
verification for another Association, this Association had requested on 8th
August, 2016 to provide its legitimate opportunities in terms of the provisions
of the CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 and undo the injustice being done towards it. But,
the office of CGA had summarily rejected the requests of this Association
without even examining the contents of its letter dated 8th August,
2016 properly.

In the
official meeting held between the staff side representing AICAEA, AICAEA CAT II
and AIA PAO(Civil) and Official Side of the Office of Controller General of
Accounts on 15-11-2016, the official side had assured that, since another
Association was having 35% membership and being granted recognition, the All
India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category II being the second biggest
Association in the category which is having 27% membership, its recognition
under the provisions of CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 shall also be forwarded to
Ministry of Finance for approval. But, subsequently this Association was surprised to find that,
ignoring all laid down procedures and justifications, your office has
arbitrarily ordered for re-verification of the membership vide order dated 25th
April 2017. Further, your office has also asked the nodal authorities to submit
the verification report within a period of 45 days which is totally unjustified
as the AAOs are spread over more than a hundred stations of the country.
Moreover, no
nodal authorities i.e. Pr. CCA/CCA/CA has so far forwarded this orders of CGA
to their field formations with the direction to undertake membership
verification.

After
undertaking membership verification in same method for two Associations
separately, granting recognition to one of the Associations straight away and
ordering re-verification of other Association instead of granting recognition
ignoring the fact that the later is also eligible for recognition in terms of
the verification report and under the same CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 is not only a
discrimination but a prejudiced approach of your office.

Sir, our contention of bringing the fact of pendency of re-recognition and recognition
of two Associations for years together to your kind information is due to the
reason that, pendency of re-recognition and recognition of these two Associations
is fraught with the grievances of the employees and officers of the cadres
concerned and has been adversely affecting the grievances and career prospects
of the totality of the Civil Accounts Employees and Officers’ altogether.

Therefore, we being one of the constituents of the
Co-ordination Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and officers Associations,
request you to kindly be pleased about the fact that the Co-ordination
Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and officers Associations which is in reality
representing and enjoying the confidence of the majority of the officers and
employees and dialogue with this forum of Officers and employees would not only reciprocally benefit both authorities and employees and officers
but shall also sustain a congenial atmosphere in the Civil Accounts
organization .

We submit herewith a list of
items containing the proposal for Cadre Review and other important pending
demands in the form of “CHARTER OF DEMANDS” which embrace totality of the employees
and officers of Civil Accounts organization. We request you to kindly convene a meeting
between the official side and the representatives of the Co-ordination
Committee of Civil Accounts Employees and Officers Associations at your
earliest convenience so that the issues could be discussed and settled.

The
date and time of the meeting may kindly be informed to us at least a fortnight
ahead so that our outstation representatives could attend the meeting.

We
shall be highly grateful if an early favorable response is given to our
request.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

Enclo; as stated above.

(Shantanu Bhattacharyya)
(V.Bhattacharjee)

President
Secretary General

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.IMMEDIATE CADRE REVIEW OF GR.B & C OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AS
PER THE GOVT. INSTRUCTIONS

1.Allotment of 33.1/3% promotional
quota to the post of LDC for Gr-D/MTS and clearing of backlog by promoting all
eligible MTS to the grade of Accounts Assistant as a onetime measure.

{Recruitment of Accountant: - 33.1/3 percent by direct
recruitment, 33.1/3 percent by promotion of clerks on seniority basis on
completion of 5 years, 33.1/3 percent by promotion from following officials: -

(i) Graduate Group – ‘D’ Officials
with three years’ continuous regular service in the grade on passing the
departmental examination for Accountants.

(ii) Matriculate clerks with three
years’ continuous regular service in the grade on passing the Departmental
Examination for Accountants.

(Post should be re-designated as Principal
Private Secretary] Post of PPS may be allocated to Principal Chief Controller
of Accounts and Chief Controller of Accounts (Addl. Secretary/Joint Secretary
level officers) As per para 2(iii) of DOPT Order No.20/51/2009-CS. II
(A)(Vol.II) dated 25th February, 2011 -625 newly created posts
of PPS have been allocated against Joint Secretaries and equivalent level
officers in different Ministries Departments participating in CSSS on
functional jurisdiction

12.Merger of the PAOs/AOs and Sr. AOs with PB3 and GP Rs. 6600
in Level 11 w.e.f. 1-1-2006 immediately and after two year PB 3 with
GP Rs. 7600 in Level 12.

13.De-link CCAS from ICAS Cadre for the purpose of promotion.

2.A)CANCELLATION OF ORDERS OF
RE-EXAMINATION AND POSTING OF ALL CANDIDATES QUALIFIED AAO (CIVIL) EXAMINATION,
2013 AND 2014

9.GRANT OF BENEFITS TO GR.B OFFICERS ALREADY GRANTED BY C&AG: TREAT JOINING TO THE POST OF JAO/AAO AFTER PASSING THE
EXAMINATION AS FRESH APPOINTMENT ON THE BASIS OF DATE OF EXAMINATION/W.E.F DATE
OF EXAMINATION.

11.SETTLEMENT
OF FOLLOWING PENDING ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THE FORMAL MEETING HELD WITH
AICAEA ON 6TH NOVEMBER 2015: -

(i) Adoption
of mutually agreed transfer policy for AAOs by holding dialogue with employees
and officers Associations and implementation of the existing policy
transparently without any discrimination.

(ii) Counting
of service for grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as
Accountant–

(b)From the 1st July of the next year of
passing open examination conducted by SSC as per orders of DoPT and MHA.

(iii) Removal
of injustice to newly recruited Accountant in the matter of granting 1st increment
through rectification of the procedure of Departmental Confirmatory test.

(iv) Grant of two financial up
gradation to MTS under ACP scheme who had completed 24 years of service before
implementation of MACP Scheme as has been done by the O/o the Pr. Of Audit and
Director, Economic and service Ministries, Delhi vide order dated
24.06.2014.

(v) (a) Grant of Headquarter allowance to
Sr.PS/PS/Stenos posted in office of CGA.

(b) Improvements
in promotional avenues of secretarial assistance through creation of posts and
promotion of eligible persons working in Civil Accounts organization.

(vi) Removal
of anomaly in grade pay arisen in PAO, CRPF after amalgamation of the office in
Civil Accounts Organization.

(vii) Relaxation
for revision of option for fixation of pay in the revised pay structure for
persons promoted to the grade of Asstt. Accounts Officer (AAO) after
01.01.2006.

12.SETTLEMENT
OF THE ISSUE OF THE BENEFIT OF BUNCHING TO ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS OFFICERS AS PER
THE 7CPC RECOMMENDATIONS AND IN TERMS OF THE ORDERS OF IMPLEMENTATION CELL.

13.PROVISION
OF ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION AND AMENITIES TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF ALL INDIA
CIVIL ACCOUNTS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AS THE PRESENT ACCOMMODATION HAS BEEN
DECIDED TO BE DEMOLISHED.